释义
[ breyk -uhp ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈbreɪkˌʌp / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun disintegration; disruption; dispersal.
the ending of a personal, especially a romantic, relationship.
(in Alaska and Canada) the melting and loosening of ice in rivers and harbors during the early spring. the first day on which such ice is soft or dispersed enough to permit ships to use the waterways. Informal . an act or instance of being convulsed with laughter.
temporary distortion in a televised picture.
Origin of breakup First recorded in 1785–95; noun use of verb phrase break up
Words nearby breakup break the ice, break the news, break the record, breakthrough, breaktime, breakup , break-up value, breakwater, breakweather, break wind, break with
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Example sentences from the Web for breakup He had been arrested and briefly jailed in Gary in 2004, after an incident triggered by a breakup with a live-in girlfriend.
Indiana Serial Killer’s Confession Was Just the Start | Michael Daly| October 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Both this and your next film, Listen Up Philip, are breakup stories—is it cathartic to act through stories like these?
Is Elisabeth Moss the One 'True Detective' Loves? She Doesn't Deny It. | Melissa Leon| August 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Breakup songs are one thing; breakup songs with such a relentless real-life agenda are another.
Robin Thicke’s ‘Paula’ Is What You Shouldn’t Do When You Get Dumped | Andrew Romano| June 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
And an inherent contradiction within the Sunni coalition could well trigger a breakup in the longer term.
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For his part, Watkins says the breakup was “blown out of proportion.”
Texas Gun Groups’ Circular Firing Squad | Brandy Zadrozny| May 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Somehow or other she'd made it across Willow Brook and the breakup had kept her there.
The Duck-footed Hound | James Arthur Kjelgaard
It was a picture of the breakup of the Outer Federation, and in some ways worse than the other wars.
The next week, Andy finished his job with the Casmans and, just as Jud had predicted, the breakup followed.
Swamp Cat | James Arthur Kjelgaard
What is happening to us all is the breakup of the entire system.
The Secret Places of the Heart | H. G. Wells
They hadn't said much—because they had liked Rakhal—when the breakup came.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
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British Dictionary definitions for breakup verb (adverb) to separate or cause to separate
to put an end to (a relationship) or (of a relationship) to come to an end
to dissolve or cause to dissolve; disrupt or be disrupted the meeting broke up at noon
(intr) British (of a school) to close for the holidays
(intr) (of a person making a telephone call) to be inaudible at times, owing to variations in the signal you're breaking up
informal to lose or cause to lose control of the emotions the news of his death broke her up
slang to be or cause to be overcome with laughter
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun break-up a separation or disintegration
Canadian in the Canadian north, the breaking up of the ice on a body of water that marks the beginning of spring this season Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with breakup 1 Divide into many pieces; disintegrate. For example, Now break up the head of garlic into separate cloves . [Mid-1700s]
2 Interrupt the continuity of something, as in A short walk will break up the long morning .
3 Also, break it up . Scatter, disperse, as in The crowd broke up as soon as they reached the streets . [Late 1400s] This phrase is also used as an imperative, as in “Break it up!” shouted the police officer . [c. 1930]
4 Bring or come to an end, as in His gambling was bound to break up their marriage .
5 Also, break someone up . Burst into or cause one to burst into an expression of feeling, such as laughter or tears. For example, His jokes always break me up , or That touching eulogy broke us all up , or I looked at her and just broke up . The precise meaning depends on the context. This sense grew out of a usage from the early 1800s that meant “upset” or “disturb.” [Colloquial ; early 1800s]
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